UI Programmer Intern
- Level
- Intern
Not stated in the posting: salary, work type, visa.
Open. First seen 22 October 2026.
About the role
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WHAT MAKES US EPIC?
At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.
Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.
ENGINEERING - GAMES
What We Do
Unreal projects have been leading the pack of real-time entertainment with our constantly growing team of engineering experts. We’re always improving on the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide.
UI PROGRAMMER INTERN
What You'll Do
We are looking for a UI Engineering Intern to join us as we develop new and exciting seasonal content for our core Battle Royale game modes. As part of the UI engineering team you will work closely with art and design on player facing features that ship as part of our seasonal cycle. You will work with your lead and immediate team and design counter parts to build memorable, innovative systems for our passionate player base.
In this role, you will
- Contribute to the design and implementation of new and existing in-game UI, both the systems themselves and their intersections with gameplay features and services
- Optimize and fix bugs in both new and existing systems
- Gain experience with the live-service development process and learn best practices for success
- Collaborate effectively with peers, share knowledge, and support others' success as well as your own
- Build relationships with adjacent teams including Art, Design, QA, Production, and Gameplay
- Write and document robust, maintainable code, with extensibility in mind
What we're looking for
- Strong C++ programming skills
- Experience with Unreal Engine, UMG, and MVVM
- An enthusiasm for games and interactive entertainment, along with an interest in design and implementation principles
- Commitment to delivering quality work with a collaborative, solutions-focused approach, and a willingness to explore and learn unfamiliar systems
- Ability to communicate clearly and respectfully in a remote, cross-disciplinary team environment
This internship has a flexible start date in 2027. Recruitment will be ongoing until teams find an ideal match. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the posting location for the duration of the internship. For more information about Epic’s Early Career Program, visit epicgames.com/earlycareers. This is going to be Epic!
ABOUT US
Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company. For over 30 years we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design.
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As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.
Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!
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The team: Engineering Specialist HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 49 open in Engineering Specialist. 20 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in October: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Unreal Engine (49 of 49), C++ (33 of 49), Python (14 of 49), Machine Learning (11 of 49), PyTorch (10 of 49), Agile (8 of 49), Deep Learning (8 of 49)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
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- Senior Machine Learning Programmer posted Oct 12
- Senior Machine Learning Programmer posted Oct 9
- Technical Product Management Intern posted Sep 30
- Senior Language Programmer posted Sep 28
- Senior Language Programmer posted Sep 28
- Senior Language Programmer posted Sep 28
- Senior Language Programmer posted Sep 28
- Principal Research Programmer, Unreal Assistant posted Sep 28
- Principal Research Programmer, Unreal Assistant posted Sep 25
- Principal Research Engineer, Unreal Assistant posted Sep 25
- Principal Research Engineer, Unreal Assistant posted Sep 25
- Senior Rendering Programmer posted Sep 25
- Senior Rendering Programmer posted Sep 25
- Senior Rendering Programmer posted Sep 25
- Senior Graphics Engineer posted Sep 25
- Senior Graphics Engineer posted Sep 25
- Lead Gameplay Programmer posted Sep 24
- Lead Gameplay Programmer posted Sep 23
- Senior Mobile Programmer posted Sep 15
- Senior Mobile Programmer posted Sep 15
- Senior Mobile Programmer posted Sep 15
- Senior Mobile Programmer posted Sep 15
- Senior Gameplay Programmer posted Sep 8
- Senior Gameplay Programmer posted Sep 4
- Senior Gameplay Programmer posted Sep 4
- Frontend Programmer Intern posted Aug 31
- Web Engineer Intern posted Aug 28
- Web Engineer Intern posted Aug 28
- Gameplay Programmer Intern posted Aug 26
- Machine Learning Programmer, Memory posted Aug 12
- Machine Learning Engineer, Memory posted Aug 12
- Machine Learning Programmer, Memory posted Aug 11
- Machine Learning Engineer, Memory posted Aug 11
- Machine Learning Engineer, Memory posted Aug 11
- Machine Learning Intern posted Aug 7
- Machine Learning Intern posted Aug 7
- Machine Learning Intern posted Aug 7
- Senior Full Stack Engineer posted Aug 1
- Senior Machine Learning Engineer posted Jul 16
- Lead Gameplay Programmer posted Jun 12
- Lead UI Programmer posted Jun 11
- Lead UI Programmer posted Jun 11
- Lead UI Engineer posted Jun 11
- Lead Gameplay Programmer posted Jun 10
- UI Programmer posted Jun 8
- Senior UI Programmer posted Oct 13
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